महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-21

तद्गृहीत्वा धनुःश्रेष्ठं ननाद बलवांस्तदा ।
संमोहयन्निवेमान्स त्रीँल्लोकान्सचराचरान् ॥२१॥

21. tadgṛhītvā dhanuḥśreṣṭhaṁ nanāda balavāṁstadā ,
saṁmohayannivemānsa trīँllokānsacarācarān.

21. tad gṛhītvā dhanuḥ śreṣṭham nanāda balavān tadā
saṃmohayan iva imān trīn lokān sacarācarān

21. Having taken that excellent bow, the powerful one then roared, as if bewildering these three worlds with all their moving and non-moving creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - that, it

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, weapon

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, excellent, supreme

• ननाद (nanāda) - he roared, he sounded, he twanged (a bow)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful one, strong one, mighty one

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• संमोहयन् (saṁmohayan) - bewildering, deluding, enchanting

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• इमान् (imān) - these

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, people

• सचराचरान् (sacarācarān) - with moving and non-moving beings, animate and inanimate

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this (demonstrative pronoun)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'grah' with suffix 'ktvā'

Root: grah (class 9)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, weapon, archer's bow

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, supreme, most distinguished

ननाद (nanāda) - he roared, he sounded, he twanged (a bow)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of nanāda

Perfect form of root 'nad'

Root: nad (class 1)

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful one, strong one, mighty one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, valiant

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

संमोहयन् (saṁmohayan) - bewildering, deluding, enchanting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmohayan

saṁmohayan - bewildering, deluding, causing confusion, enchanting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'muh' with prefix 'sam' and suffix 'śatṛ'

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral adjective)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, universe, people

सचराचरान् (sacarācarān) - with moving and non-moving beings, animate and inanimate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sacarācara

sacarācara - including moving and non-moving (beings), animate and inanimate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cara+acara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'car'
  Root: car (class 1)
• acara – non-moving, immobile, inanimate
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'a' + 'cara'
  Root: car (class 1)